Our event schedule is fairly dynamic, so this is the best place to check back for any event updates. We do ad-hoc events such as our annual SportFWD conference, events on the landscape of Sports in San Diego, and whatever else comes up that may be topical. The best way to stay informed of the latest events is to sign up for our monthly newsletter.

Here at SDSI, we focus our remaining events to benefit our membership with quarterly events for each level of membership (general, advisory board, and board of directors). These events are everything from educational events to help founders, field trips to unique venues around the county that support our industry, and prominent speakers that our relevant to our space such as Jeff Kearl, Beaver Theodosakis, Guy Kawasaki, and many others.

Jim has an absolutely fascinating business career, having been among many other things, an advisor to the President of the U.S. Secretaries of State and Treasury, and Head of Corporate Affairs for Alibaba Group. Jim will be discussing The Alibaba Group and its leadership in the Global Marketplace. Surely all of us are Amazon users and are amazed at the transformation that it has caused in US retailing. In China, Alibaba serves as Amazon, Walmart, PayPal and FedEx (and many others) combined! Please join us for this very interesting topic; perhaps we will glean some insight into the evolution of the on-line marketplace in the USA!

With all respect, here is a parsed highlight reel of an amazing career: